Control 68HP

High Power Full-Range Pendant Loudspeaker

SPECIFICATIONS
SYSTEM
FREQUENCY RANGE (-10 DB)1: 52 Hz - 17 kHz
FREQUENCY RESPONSE (±3 DB)1: 72 HZ - 16 KHZ
Power Capacity2: 150 Watts Continuous Pink Noise Power
(600 Watts peak, 100 hrs)
250 Watts Continuous Pink Noise Power
(1000 Watts peak, 2 hrs)
500 Watts Continuous Program Power (2 hr)
Nominal Sensitivity: 90 dB
Nominal Coverage Angle3: 110° conical
Directivity (Q)3: 7.8
Directivity Index (DI)3: 8.9 dB
Maximum Input Voltage: 41.4 V RMS (2 hrs), 82.8 V peak
114 dB continuous pink noise,
HIGHLIGHTS Rated Maximum SPL @ 1m:
120 dB peak
Coaxial design featuring: 209 mm (8 in) Kevlar™ reinforced woofer with Rated Impedance: 8 ohms
50 mm (2 in) voice coil, 25 mm (1.0 in) titanium-dome compression driver Transformer Taps: 70V: 68W, 34W, 17W, & 8.5W
100V: 68W, 34W, 17W
High power capability of 250 Watts (1000W peak)
and high SPL of 114 dB (120 dB peak) Transformer Insertion Loss: 0.5 dB @ 8.5W, 0.5 dB @ 17W, 0.6 dB @ 34W,
0.7 dB @ 68W
Hanging hardware with 4.5 m (15 foot) galvanized Recommended Protective 60 Hz high-pass (24 dB/oct) for 8 ohm operation and for
steel cable and easy to adjust clamp High-Pass4 all 70V/100V tap settings
Stylish design available in black or white (-WH) TRANSDUCER
UL listed speaker and hanging cable system LF Driver: 209 mm (8 in) Kevlar(tm) reinforced cone, 50 mm (2 in)
CCAW voice coil on fiberglass voice coil former
8 ohm and 70V/100V operation HF Driver: 25 mm (1.0 in) compression driver, titanium dome, ferrite
magnet assembly, Kapton(tm) voice coil former
Extremely consistent 110° conical coverage
ENCLOSURE
APPLICATIONS Enclosure Material: High impact polystyrene
Grille: Zinc-plated steel grille with powder-coat finish, foam
The Control 68HP is a very high output, full-range, two-way pendant-type loudspeaker backing (removable for painting)
that provides superb sound reproduction and very consistent, wide coverage for Environmental: Exceeds Mil Spec 810 for humidity, salt spray,
rooms with open architecture ceilings, rooms with lively acoustics (ie, lowering the temperature & UV. IP44 capability per IEC 529 –
height of the speakers to increase the direct-to-reverberant sound ratio), and other splashproof rating.
locations where a pendant form factor is desired. The wide 110° coverage pattern Termination: Two removable locking euro-block 2-pin connectors
allows for the use of fewer speakers, reducing the cost of the installed system without with screwdown terminals for bare wire. Connectors
sacrificing performance. paralleled for input and loop-thru. Max. wire 12 AWG
(2.5 mm2). Rubber terminal covers included.
High output, excellent sound quality coupled with stylish design and easy installation Suspension: Two identical suspension systems (one as main
makes the Control 68HP ideal for a wide variety of applications including retail, suspension cable and the other as safety cable), each
consisting of 4.5 m (15 ft) long 2 mm (0.077 in) high-
restaurants, hotels, casinos, fitness centers, convention centers, exhibit spaces, tensile galvanized-steel wire rope suspension cable with
conference rooms, atriums, museums, transit centers and other applications with spring-clips for clipping onto the loudspeaker bracket
open-ceilings, lively acoustics, or where the pendant form factor is desired for and Gripple™ brand adjustable-height cable fasteners
aesthetic reasons. for infinitely adjustable height. Cables have SWL rating
of 45 kg (99 lb).
Control 68HP provides extremely consistent 110°constant directivity conical coverage. Product Compliance: Speaker listed per UL1480A Commercial and
The coaxial driver's pole piece is internally milled to form a low-distortion throat while Professional Use, (UEAY/7), CSA C22.2 No. 205.
Transformer registered per UL 1146. Compliant with
the cone forms the bell of a conically-contoured constant directivity horn, resulting in IEC62368-1, CE, LVD, RoHS. In accordance with
extremely consistent sound character throughout the entire listening area. IEC60849/EN60849. Suspension system and Gripple®-
brand cable fastener listed per UL1598 and UL2239,
The Control 68HP includes a single-point mounting system for easy and secure TUV, and CSA Class 3426-01 & Class 3426-81.
suspension in open-ceiling applications. Two complete hanging cable systems are Dimensions: 333 mm (13.1 in) diameter x 344 mm (13.6 in) height to
included, providing both main and safety suspension cables. Included are extra-long top of cabinet. 369 mm (14.5 in) to top of suspension
4.5 m (15 foot) high tensile galvanized steel wire rope having spring clips for the bracket
loudspeaker end of the cable and UL listed cable fasteners for infinitely adjustable Net Weight: (ea): 7.5 kg (16.5 lbs)
suspension height. Set Weight (Pair): 17.2 kg (38.0 lbs)
Included Accessories: Two suspension cable systems (see “Suspension”,
The system’s 209 mm (8 in) low-frequency driver features a Kevlar™ reinforced above), two 2-pin removable locking euro-block
cone and a large 50 mm (2 in) CCAW voice coil on a fiberglass voice coil former for connectors, two rubber covers for
high power and improved long-term reliability. The coaxially-mounted 25 mm (1 in) euro-block connectors.
compression driver features a titanium dome with damped resonance and a Kapton™ Optional Accessories: MTC-PC60 top panel / terminal cover
voice coil former for enhanced long-term sound level capability combined with high-
Colors: Available in black or white (-WH). Paintable.
fidelity sound quality.
SKU Numbers: JBL-C68HP/T (black), JBL-C68HP/T-WH (white)
The Control 68HP contains a high-quality 68 Watt multi-tap transformer for use on
70V/100V distributed loudspeaker lines, and is switchable for 8-ohm voice-coil direct 1 Full-space (suspended)
operation. 2 Continuous Pink Noise rating is IEC-shaped pink noise with a 6 dB peak-to-average crest
factor for 100 hours continuously. Continuous Program power is a conservative expression
Euro-style clip-in connectors allow for each wiring. For protected/covered outdoor of the system’s ability to handle normal speech and music program material and is defined
applications, rubber boots are included to cover the input connectors, and an optional as 3 dB above the Continuous Pink Noise rating.
terminal cover (MTC-60PC) is available for direct-exposure locations. 3 Full-space (suspend in free air), average 1 kHz to 10 kHz.
4 For protection against driving below resonant frequency and to keep transformer out of
saturation
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Control 68HP ®

High Power Full-Range Pendant Loudspeaker

BEAMWIDTH:
-6 dB coverage by fequency

333 mm
(13.1 in)

FREQUENCY RESPONSE:
Full-space, 8 ohm, 10° off-axis
(typical for coverage area)
369 mm

344 mm
(14.5 in)

(13.6 in)

Off-Axis Frequency Response:

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